Gizmodo (Jan. 6) -- The digital tattoos of the future have for years remained just that. But now a company called MC10 has announced two new commercial wearable devices that will stick to your skin to monitor your health. MC10 is the brainchild of materials scientist John Rogers, who’s been working on the concept of truly wearable sensors with his Illinois research group for years. Also: Engadget (Jan. 6), BetaBoston (Jan. 6), MobileID World (Jan. 6), BusinessWire (Jan. 6), Boston Business Journal (Jan. 6), Digital Trends (Jan. 6), SlashGear (Jan. 6), Irish Times (Jan. 6), Virtual-Strategy Magazine (Jan. 6), Fortune (Jan. 6), RTE.ie (Jan. 6), Daily Mail (UK, Jan. 6), ASEE FirstBell (Jan. 7), IEEE Spectrum (New York, Jan. 13).
Related stories: New York Times (Jan. 7) -- L’Oreal has unveiled a new wearable at CES, that looks like “a temporary tattoo” in the shape of a heart. The My UV Patch is a “stretchable sensor” that can be “worn on the skin pretty much anywhere,” and is designed to work with a phone app showing the user how much UV exposure a person is receiving. Also: IT Businessnet.com (Jan. 6), Cosmetics Design.europe.com (Jan. 7), Skininc.com (Jan. 7).